1: Today, most games keep score automatically. “At the bowling alley, computers tally points. Online Scrabble calculates your word scores for you. Video games track…
1: Meg was in a bad place. “I hated my job, and I saw little hope of anything in the future,” she recalls in Jane…
1: When it comes to setting big goals, what game designer Jane McGonigal calls “Epic Wins,” why are physical or athletic triumphs so motivating? “If…
1: How do you react when something bad happens in your life? “Your knee-jerk reaction to bad events can be to only see, and to…
1: After thirty-five years of research on goal-setting, it all comes down to this: Harder goals inspire greater effort. There is, however, a caveat, Jane…
1: Laura was pregnant when she learned about SuperBetter. “I’m getting SuperBetter because my second baby is due any day now,” Laura says in Jane…
1: Say you’re faced with a difficult challenge. Or a big opportunity. What if you approached it like a game? This is the main idea…
1: “There’s nothing in the world I hate more than asking for help,” Alex Goldman said. Alex is a public radio producer in New York…
1: Last week, we explored how “triggers” can help us build new habits. What is one of the best triggers to build new habits? Your…
1: Do you believe that all meaningful problems are deeply rooted and difficult to change? David Yeager, a mindset researcher at the University of Texas…